ADAMTS	anti-angiogenic disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
AKT	protein kinase B
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BM	basement membrane
CAB	central alkali burn
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide
CNV	corneal neovascularization
CXCL	C-X-C motif ligand
DAMP	danger-associated molecular pattern
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
GC	goblet cell
GDNF	glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GF	growth factor
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule
ICBN	intraepithelial corneal basal nerve
IL	interleukin
IL-1RI	IL-1 receptor I
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
K	cytokeratin
KGF	keratinocyte growth factor
LAB	limbal alkali burn
LESC	limbal epithelial stem cell
LNC	limbal niche cell
LRG1	leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein-1
LSCD	limbal stem cell deficiency
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP	monocyte chemoattractant protein
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
MIP	macrophage inflammatory protein
MK2	mitogen-activated protein kinase–activated protein kinase-2
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MUC	mucin
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NGF	nerve growth factor
NK-1R	neurokinin-1 receptor
NLRP3	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain containing protein 3
NOX	NADPH oxidases
NT	neurotrophin
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PEDF	pigment epithelium-derived growth factor
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SDF-1α	stromal derived factor-1α
SLURP1	secreted Ly6/uPAR related protein-1
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGF	transforming growth factor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TSP	thrombospondin
VCAM	vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
YAP	yes-associated protein